Arriving at the castle, Lulu and Yuto leave the carriage and go back inside. "Yuto," Lulu starts as she and her friend are walking down the hallway that will lead to the staircases towards her room. "Thank you, for taking me to the village today."

"It wasn't a problem, Lulu."

Lulu.

The princess enjoys it more when Yuto calls her by her actual name instead of 'Your Highness' or 'My Princess.' She knows that Shay prefers Yuto calling him by his actual name too, but with Shay king now and Yuto just as a tutor there isn't much that they can do.

"Ready to continue my lessons?" She wonders.

"It's almost dark, Lulu. I think it would be best if we continued your lessons tomorrow. For now, I have to get back to the room I have."

Right. Yuto still lives in the village and not the castle. He has only shown her the inner part of the village and where he grew up, not where he currently lives. Arriving at her room, Yuto bows and tells her goodnight before he goes, she gently reaches out and grabs his arm. Curious, Yuto looks at her. "Yuto, why don't you stay the night? There is already a room made for you."

That isn't a lie. When Yuto first started working for the royal family, they made him a room so if his lessons for Lulu went well into the night it wouldn't be that far from home. He had been adamant that the village is his home, and will be when he retires from being a teacher. That's been a future Lulu doesn't like to think about. Will he retire when she gets married? Will her lessons continue? Or would she live with Yuri and have a whole new tutor or tutors? If she does stay here with her brother, then will Yuto still be a tutor to her children? Or will he leave and teach others out in the village?

"Lulu, the village really isn't that far by foot-"

"Please, Yuto. Just this one night. Please."

There is something in the way she is pleading with him and the sadness in her eyes that Yuto yearns to take away. It's been there for a while now and he knows that he can't. It will be Yuri's job to try and make her sadness go away Who knows maybe she will fall in love with Yuri and perhaps he can fall in love with someone else, one day.

"All right, I'll stay the night." Yuto concedes. The smile that forms on her face makes his stomach do somersaults. As he bids her goodnight again, Yuto can only dread the day next week that Lulu will be married and he will leave the palace. It will be hard for him to stay there, he has so many memories with Lulu and Shay, but with Lulu off in Yuri's kingdom the halls will seem so empty and quiet that it will be hard for him to continue being there.

Going down the hall towards his room in the palace, Yuto sees familiar black-hair with green bangs. "Shay." Yuto says seeing his other eldest friend.

"Yuto. How did Lulu enjoy the village?"

"She liked it. Even meet some people and talked to them. And no, no one recognized her as the princess."

"Good. Are staying here for the night?"

"Yes. Lulu wants me to. Probably so she can get a head start on her lessons tomorrow for those she missed today."

Shay nods in agreement. Yuto wants to tell him about Serena and how his sister has a twin, but he figures that during one of Lulu's study breaks tomorrow she may tell him and try and convince him to have her come to the palace. And he knows that it is going to take Lulu most of the day trying to convince Shay to do so.

"How was the ambassador's?"

"They were good. Ambassador Bismark let look at one of the gifts and it turned out to be a set of two lockets."

"One for King Yuri and one for Lulu?"

Shay shrugs. "Maybe. He said they both belong to her and whom she chooses to give the other to."

Yuto nods, knowing it's highly likely that she is going to give the other locket to Shay. Those to happen to be the closest siblings that Yuto has ever seen, if Shay can seem like a loner sometimes.

"You know, Shay," Yuto starts as he and his friend enter his room. Closing the door behind them so that no one can hear them. "You are going to have to eventually tell the kingdom and send word to all the others that you are never really going to seek out someone to be your spouse."

"I know. I'm just waiting for the right time. Which I don't when that will be. When my sister is married and has a child or two?"

"You will know, Shay. Trust me, everything will be all right when you come out and say it."

"I just don't want Lulu being a queen here and in Yuri's kingdom when I step down. I don't want to put that much stress on her."

"Everything will work out Shay, trust me. If everything never worked out the entire kingdom would go into debt and we wouldn't have anyone looking for a wife."

Shay smiles, thanking his friend before leaving the room and going back to his own.


Late into the night, Lulu is at her desk sleeping from reading one of her many science books. Zuzu in her bed which is next to Lulu's. Hearing a squeaking sound Zuzu wakes from her slumber and sees a brown mouse in the room. "I may be dainty," Zuzu says aloud. "But I'm still a feline!" With that she chases the mouse out of her and Lulu's room, down the staircases outside only to be captured in a would box. She meow's in fear.

"We did it!" Grace laughs. "Let's go."

"Come here, Grace." Gloria gestures with her hand. Grace goes over and gets hit in the head with her sister's hand. "Our job is to capture the princess, not her cat!"

"Right. Why'd we get the cat for?"

"Allow me demonstrate. Nimrod." Gloria goes over to the box and starts shaking it, making Zuzu meow continuously. Her meow's go up into the night sky, to the open window in Lulu's room waking the princess.

"Zuzu?" Lulu groans as she wakes up, surveying her room for her pet. Not seeing her pink-fur cat Lulu calls out to her, wondering where she might be. Following the meow's Lulu goes in search of her cat, calling out to her along the way. Getting outside Lulu finds Zuzu in the wooden box. Going over to try and get her cat out, Zuzu meow's in warning; Lulu looks back in just enough time to see a blonde and a silver-hair girl come her way with a bag.

The kidnappers then take her and Zuzu and put them in a make-shift carriage and take them away. The journey is long but eventually they come upon a small house deep in the forest. Gloria takes the princess inside while Grace takes Zuzu. Setting the princess down in a chair and tying her hands, Gloria then punches her sister in the shoulder before throwing Zuzu outside.

"That was uncalled for!" Zuzu hisses.

"Oh, are you okay?" The horse on the carriage asks.

"No! My mistress is inside with two hooligans and I don't even know what they want! Er, who are you?"

"Uh, Gong."

"Nice to meet you, Gong."

Back inside, Lulu is locked in a room the bag that had been over her now gone. "I demand that you unlock this door!" She shouts sternly.

"Yes, Your Highness." Grace goes over to unlock the door only for Gloria to intervene.

"We're in charge and you aren't going anywhere!"

"I can't believe they won't let me in there." Zuzu says as she and Gong watch the interaction through the window. "My princess needs me."

"Don't worry, I'm sure their boss will let her out." Gong replies.

"What boss?"

Hearing the gallops of another horse, Gong looks over to see a familiar person with black-hair and red eyes. "Uh, that boss." Zuzu gasps in shock as she sees Julia, Shay's adviser!

Getting off her horse, Julia goes and knocks at the door, Gloria answering. Smiling as she bows to her mistress, Gloria informs: "Signed, sealed, and delivered, Mistress Julia."

"Does she know I'm behind this?" Julia wonders.

"Not-a-clue."

"Good. Keep her here until the wedding to King Yuri is cancelled," Zuzu gasps in surprise. "Then we'll see whom the princess marries." Laughing, Julia goes back to her horse and rides off.

"Oh, she is nasty! Just like her dog! Think you can get me to the roof?"

Gong looks to see the roof and feels his nerves getting the better of him as he sees how high it is, relaying that information back to Zuzu. Zuzu reassures him that it will be fine and to count to three. Gong does do, unaware that Zuzu goes to his rear end sinks her claws in, causing Gong to shout on trois and shoots her up to the roof. "Thank you, Gong." Zuzu calls down before going down the chimney.


Upset that she is locked in a room in an unknown house, Lulu can only try to think of her brother and Yuto and what they will do when they find her. Hearing a noise in the fireplace, Lulu looks and sees Zuzu. Overjoyed that she now has her beloved cat with her again, Lulu doesn't feel as alone. Going over to the bed, Lulu can oly imagine what will happen when her kidnapping is known.


The following morning, Shay decides to go and wake his sister personally, hoping that with him there will comfort her as she meets the ambassador's. Knocking before he enters his sister's room, Shay calls out to her, wondering where she might be as he searches for her in her room. Not seeing her in her bed or at her desk Shay is puzzled as to where she might be. Julia behind him.

"Is that something on her desk, Your Majesty?"

Turning back to his sister's desk, Shay sees a piece of paper and picks it up, reading it. He can only pray that it may be some drawing or something else. As his eyes scan the paper, Shay can only feel his heart break as the words sink in.

"Is something wrong, My King?" Julia asks as she sees his grip on the paper.

"It says she has run away, so she won't have to marry King Yuri."

"That is dreadful!" Julia feigns.

"We-I have to find her. She could be hurt."

"I'll send out search parties at once, My King. I'm sure she couldn't have gotten far."

"Julia," Shay turns and smiles at her. "What would I do without you?" Still have my sister? He silently adds.


In the throne room Yuri, Dennis, Julia, and Yuto are gathered as Shay breaks the news. Yuto can feel his heart sink into his stomach as he hears this, but why would Lulu run away? She confides everything in him. Then again, maybe she didn't because she knew that he would try and talk her out of it. Then again, she knows that it is her duty to marry Yuri and continue her lessons, why would she runaway now and not during the early stages of her arranged marriage?

"I insist we cancel the wedding if the princess does not return by the end of the day!" Dennis states, angered that the princess would do this to his friend and king!

"It doesn't add up. Why would she run away?" Yuto says out loud.

"Here, why don't you see for yourself." Julia hands Yuto the letter to read. The black-and-purple-hair man reads it seeing the writing and the smell of the letter, Yuto is suspicious of it.

"Daisy? Where did you find this?"

"On the princess's desk." Julia answers nonchalantly.

"Perhaps I can help you look for her." Yuto inquires.

"Why don't you stick to your books, schoolboy. Wouldn't that be fun?" Julia laughs as she walks off ready to "search" for the princess.

"Daisy? She never scented her stationary with daisy. It was always lavender."

Excusing himself, Yuto tell Shay and the ambassador's that he is going to go to the village, see if he can find anything there. Shay nods, hoping that Yuto is right and will find any clue that will lead to his sister's reappearance.


Down in the small town, Yuto enter the dress shop of the designer that Lulu loves he sees a woman with long green-hair and grey eyes wearing a red dress behind the counter. "Welcome, sir." She greets him. "Are you looking for a gown for a special lady? I can assure you, you will find only the finest at Madame Camula's."

"If I may, I would like to speak with one of your seamstresses, Miss Serena."

Madame Camula gives him a weird look but shrugs it off before going into the back to get the green-eye girl.